Process notes
I am curious about what happens when I try something new. In these Process Notes, I share experiments, works in progress, recurring symbols and the occasional adventure that finds its way into my work.
Leonoor Ruigrok –
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A Small Form That Remains
A small oil painting, a house-like form almost hidden in the landscape. In “Shelter”, colour, texture and movement gather around a form that remains quietly present.
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Studio Archive: Why Studies Matter
Studies often appear before the image is fully understood. This journal post moves through charcoal, first gestures, works on paper and the slow opening of a selected part of my studio archive.
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After Kunstschouw — What Stayed
After Kunstschouw Zeeland, I looked back at the conversations, encounters and experience of showing my work at Schuur De Wilde. And at what changed when I saw the paintings outside my studio.
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How a Painting Develops in my Studio
My work begins in what I see and feel, and first takes shape in sketches. From there, the process unfolds through layers, material and time. Images emerge gradually, shifting and forming as I move from first sketches and charcoal studies towards painting.
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Studio in the Dutch Flower Region
My studio is surrounded by bulb fields, greenhouses and open land in the Dutch flower region. I walk through this landscape every day, and much of what I encounter outside eventually finds its way into my paintings.
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Life drawing at 4Bid Gallery, Amsterdam
A life drawing session at 4Bid Gallery in Amsterdam, where rhythm, speed, and charcoal drawing opened space for movement, contrast, and artistic freedom.
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Standing within The Present
I work through layered symbolic painting, building images from within rather than from what is merely visible. This artist statement reflects on presence, tension and the space where inner imagery and the world around me meet.